The applications for the transfer of votes and proxy voting has been brought to a standstill in the Savannah Regional Capital, Damongo.
This follows a total breakdown of a network adapter and an Uninterruptible Power Supply/Uninterruptible Power Source(UPS) devices.
The network adapter is used to communicate over a network and generate Internet Protocol(IP) address,whilst the UPS is used to "bridge the gap" and protect critical loads from main supply problems,including spikes,fluctuations, voltage dips,complete power failure using a dedicated battery.
Prospective voters,who wish to transfer their votes to their respective electoral areas to enable them vote in the 2019 referendum and District Assembly Elections have been left disappointed as a result of the situation,which has been pending for three days now.
When contacted,the District Electoral Commissioner disclosed that,the matter has dully been reported to Accra for further action.
He disclosed that,until the matter is tackled from above,there is little they can do at their level to salvage the worrying trend.
Residence who are worried over the situation have appealed to the electoral commission to come to their aid in order not to disenfranchise prospective voters.
They stated that,a national exercise of that character shouldn't have commenced without checking on the functionality of devices at the district,wondering how they will catch up with the rest of the districts across the country.
The Electoral Commission (EC) opened applications for the transfer of votes and proxy voting on Friday,October 25, 2019.
The applications will be received at all of EC’s district offices across the country until Sunday,November 4, 2019.
All security personnel who wishes to take part in the special voting,but do not have their votes in their respective districts are expected to do so,from 25th October,2019,to 4th November,2019.
Source:Ananpansah B Abraham (AB)
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